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When American farmers needed diesel the most, oil prices hit a record high.

When American farmers needed diesel the most, oil prices hit a record high.

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September 11th, 2026

When American farmers needed diesel the most, oil prices hit a record high.

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Diesel prices are hitting record highs at a time when many American farmers need it to power combine harvesters, tractors and other equipment to bring in the country's two largest cropssoybeans and corn.

柴油價格正創下歷史新高而此時許多美國農民正需要用它來驅動聯合收割機拖拉機和其他設備以收穫該國兩種最大的農作物——大豆和玉米

This surge in prices has made an already difficult year even worse for these farmers, who are also grappling with rising costs for fertiliser, seeds, and equipment.

這次價格飆升讓這些農民本已艱難的一年雪上加霜,他們還面臨著肥料、種子和設備成本上漲的問題。

On September 4th, diesel prices in the United States climbed to a record high; because a six-month war with Iran had disrupted global fuel flows, the average diesel price soared to $5.85 per gallon for the first time.

9月4日美國柴油價格攀升至歷史新高由於與伊朗長達六個月的戰爭擾亂了全球燃料流動柴油平均價格首次飆升至每加侖5.85美元

According to AAA data, prices rose further after that, with the average price reaching $6.05 per gallon on Friday.

根據AAA的數據此後價格進一步上揚週五平均價格達到每加侖6.05美元

"These prices are truly painful," said Paul Mitchell, a professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

這些價格著實令人痛苦,」威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校農業與應用經濟學教授保羅·米切爾表示

"And it's not just harvesting.

而且不僅僅是收割而已

It also involves transporting everythingthat is, moving grain or silage from the fields to the farm, and then from the farm to where they sell it."

還牽涉到所有東西運輸也就是穀物青貯飼料從田地運到農場然後從農場運到他們銷售的地方。」

Jason Kurtz, a corn and soybean farmer near Forest City, Missouri, said he is paying twice as much for diesel this year as he did last year.

密蘇里州森林城附近的玉米和大豆農民傑森·庫爾茨表示今年支付的柴油費用是去年的兩倍。

His combine harvester consumes 200 gallons (750 litres) of fuel a day, and he expects to run it for 30 days.

他的聯合收割機每天消耗200加侖750公升燃料;他預計要運行30天

He also needs diesel for his tractors and trucks.

還需要為拖拉機和卡車使用柴油

"We have to harvest," he said in an interview at his farm on Tuesday.

我們勢必得收割,」在週二於其農場接受採訪時如此表示

The farm is located about 90 miles (145 kilometers) outside Kansas City.

該農場坐落於堪薩斯城外約90英里145公里)處。

"We have to keep the machines running.

我們勢必得讓機器運轉

We have to use diesel, and that cuts into our profits."

我們勢必得使用柴油而這因而削減了我們的利潤。」

Kurtz, 49, claims that because he still has to bear higher expenses for fertiliser and chemicals, his financial situation this year is "already very tight".

49歲的庫爾茨聲稱,由於他尚須為肥料與化學品承擔更高的支出,他今年的財務狀況「已經很緊張」。

According to data provided by AAA, diesel prices in the United States are currently 60% higher than they were before the US and Israel launched a war against Iran at the end of February, when the national average price stood at about $3.76 per gallon.

根據AAA所提供的數據美國柴油價格目前美國與以色列於2月底對伊朗發動戰爭之前高出60%當時全國平均價格約為每加侖3.76美元

Because the war disrupted tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the price of crude oilthe main raw material for diesel and gasolinesoared, and prices quickly climbed as a result.

由於戰爭致使霍爾木茲海峽的油輪交通中斷,原油價格——柴油與汽油的主要原料——因而飆升,價格亦隨之迅速攀升

"The farms that are short on cash are precisely the ones that most urgently need to find ways to cut costs in order to keep operating," Mitchell said.

現金拮据的農場正是那些最迫切需要設法削減開支以維持營運的,」米切爾表示

"A great many farms are facing this kind of situation."

眾多農場皆面臨此般處境。」

Kurtz, who voted for President Donald Trump, said he plans to postpone some farm work in the hope that diesel prices will have fallen by then.

庫爾茨曾投票支持唐納德·特朗普總統,他表示計劃推遲一些農活,希望屆時柴油價格會下降。

"That is one of the benefits of farming," he said.

這便是務農所帶來的一項裨益,」他說道

"Tomorrow will be a completely different story."

明日將會截然不同。」

September 11th, 2026

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